2023–24 President's Trophy

The 2023–24 President's Trophy was a first-class domestic cricket competition played in Pakistan.[1] The tournament was originally scheduled to be played from 16 December 2023 to 31 January 2024, however, the final was later rescheduled to begin on 6 February 2024.[2][3] The final was rescheduled a second time to 9 February and moved from Karachi to Rawalpindi.[4] It was played by seven departmental teams, across three venues in Karachi and one venue in Rawalpindi.[5] In December 2023, the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) confirmed the fixtures for the tournament.[6] It marked the return of departmental cricket in Pakistan since the 2018–19 season.[7] Although eight teams were originally scheduled to participate, Sui Southern Gas Company pulled out of the tournament.[8]

2023–24 President's Trophy
Dates16 December 2023 – 13 February 2024
Administrator(s)Pakistan Cricket Board
Cricket formatFirst-class
Tournament format(s)Round robin and final
Host(s)Pakistan
ChampionsSui Northern Gas Pipelines Limited (3rd title)
Runners-upWater and Power Development Authority
Participants7
Matches22
Player of the series
Most runsAbdul Faseeh (KRL) (637)
Most wicketsMohammad Rameez (GHG) (42)

Teams

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The following teams are taking part in the tournament:[9]

Competition format

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The seven departmental played each other in a round-robin format, therefore playing six matches.[10] The tournament consisted of 22 matches, which were divided as seven rounds of league stage matches. The top two teams played each other in the final match.[11] The league worked on a points system with positions being based on the total points.

Before the start of the tournament, the PCB brought some changes to the playing conditions. According to it, all matches of the tournament were restricted to 80 overs in the first innings.[12] Teams scoring 350 or more runs earned a batting bonus point, while a bonus point was awarded to the bowling side if they managed to dismiss the opponent within the stipulated 80 overs. If a captain decided to either declare or forfeit his team’s first innings before the completion of 80 overs, the bowling side got bowling bonus points.[13]

Squads

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Pakistan Television SNGPL Ghani Glass Higher Education Commission Khan Research Laboratories WAPDA State Bank of Pakistan
  • Mohammad Huraira (c)
  • Saad Khan
  • Anas Mustafa
  • Jahanzaib Sultan
  • Waseem Akram
  • Awais Zafar
  • Muhammad Mohsin Khan
  • Wahaj Riaz
  • Obaid Shahid
  • Ghazi Ghouri
  • Zaid Bin Nadeem
  • Aqib Liaquat
  • Haris Khan
  • Muhammad Juanid
  • Umer Lohya
  • Mohammad Azab
  • Abdul Rehman
  • Asadullah Hamza
  • Kashif Ali

Venues

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Karachi Rawalpindi
National Stadium State Bank of Pakistan Sports Complex United Bank Limited Sports Complex Rawalpindi Cricket Stadium
Capacity: 34,000 Capacity: 1000 Capacity: 1000 Capacity: 15,000
   
Matches: 7 Matches: 7 Matches: 7 Matches: 1

League stage

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Points table

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Pos Team Pld W L D T NR Pts NRR
1 Water and Power Development Authority 6 5 1 0 0 0 62 0.329
2 Sui Northern Gas Pipelines Limited 6 4 1 1 0 0 57 0.630
3 State Bank of Pakistan 6 4 2 0 0 0 50 0.481
4 Ghani Glass 6 3 2 1 0 0 44 -0.406
5 Khan Research Laboratories 6 2 4 0 0 0 27 -0.500
6 Pakistan Television 6 2 4 0 0 0 24 -0.119
7 Higher Education Commission 6 0 6 0 0 0 6 -0.495
Source: ESPNcricinfo
  • The top 2 teams qualified for the Final

Round 1

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16–19 December 2023
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371/7 (80 overs)
Abid Ali 90 (163)
Mohammad Rameez 6/130 (24 overs)
253 (75.2 overs)
Tayyab Tahir 75 (126)
Mehran Mumtaz 3/88 (21 overs)
290/7d (67.3 overs)
Azhar Ali 109 (144)
Mohammad Rameez 3/97 (20.3 overs)
300/6 (96 overs)
Saad Nasim 105* (173)
Mohammad Ali 4/86 (25 overs)
Match drawn
National Stadium, Karachi
Umpires: Aaley Haider and Ghulam Sarwar
  • Sui Northern Gas Pipelines Limited won the toss and elected to bat.
  • Ahad Malik, Moeez Ghani and Shahbaz Javed (Ghani Glass) made his first-class debut.

16–19 December 2023
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66 (26.2 overs)
Uzair Mumtaz 21 (59)
Mohammad Abbas 6/19 (11 overs)
358/7 (80 overs)
Zain Abbas 126 (177)
Mohammad Sadaqat 3/85 (17 overs)
339 (81.3 overs)
Hassan Mohsin 96 (145)
Mohammad Abbas 4/103 (22.3 overs)
48/0 (6.1 overs)
Rizwan Hussain 24* (21)
State Bank of Pakistan won by 10 wickets
State Bank of Pakistan Sports Complex, Karachi
Umpires: Imranullah Aslam and Saqib Khan
  • Pakistan Television won the toss and elected to bat.
  • Adil Naz, Hasan Nawaz and Uzair Mumtaz (PTV) all made their first-class debuts.

16–19 December 2023
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322/6 (80 overs)
Iftikhar Ahmed 155 (180)
Mohammad Imran 3/75 (18 overs)
274/8 (80 overs)
Maaz Sadaqat 52* (121)
Asif Afridi 4/81 (31 overs)
238 (90.2 overs)
Iftikhar Ahmed 88 (177)
Shayan Sheikh 3/55 (24 overs)
238 (71.3 overs)
Sarmad Bhatti 60 (152)
Asif Afridi 4/64 (25.3 overs)
Water and Power Development Authority won by 48 runs
United Bank Limited Sports Complex, Karachi
Umpires: Farooq Ali Khan and Majid Hussain
  • Khan Research Laboratories won the toss and elected to field.
  • Hassan Abid, Naqeeb Masood (WAPDA) and Kashif Ali (KRL) all made their first-class debuts.

Round 2

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22–24 December 2023
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363/7 (80 overs)
Saeed Malik 105* (123)
Kashif Ali 3/61 (22 overs)
320/8 (80 overs)
Maaz Sadaqat 84* (137)
Niaz Khan 4/107 (18.3 overs)
79 (26.2 overs)
Kashif Ali 19 (26)
Sirajuddin 4/7 (5.2 overs)
123/9 (35.2 overs)
Kashif Ali 30* (40)
Ghulam Mudassar 4/32 (8 overs)
Khan Research Laboratories won by 1 wicket
State Bank of Pakistan Sports Complex, Karachi
Umpires: Ghulam Sarwar and Majid Hussain
  • Khan Research Laboratories won the toss and elected to field.
  • Mohsin Riaz and Saeed Malik (Ghani Glass) both made their first-class debuts.

22–25 December 2023
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327/7 (80 overs)
Awaiz Zafar 178* (210)
Iftikhar Ahmed 3/88 (28 overs)
391/4 (80 overs)
Iftikhar Ahmed 123 (124)
Aqib Liaqat 2/124 (22 overs)
283 (67 overs)
Ghazi Ghouri 110 (118)
Irfanullah Shah 3/39 (9 overs)
221/6 (79.2 overs)
Umar Akmal 85 (203)
Mohammad Junaid 3/81 (31.4 overs)
Water and Power Development Authority won by 4 wickets
National Stadium, Karachi
Umpires: Aleem Dar and Farooq Ali Khan
  • Higher Education Commission won the toss and elected to bat.
  • Aqib Liaquat, Abdul Rehman, Jahanzaib Sultan, Mohammad Azab and Mohammad Junaid (HEC) all made their first-class debuts.

22–25 December 2023
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317 (79.2 overs)
Uzair Mumtaz 108 (130)
Arif Yaqoob 4/97 (23 overs)
424/7 (80 overs)
Abid Ali 121 (180)
Adil Naz 3/83 (20 overs)
189 (49.1 overs)
Hasan Nawaz 69 (92)
Arif Yaqoob 6/80 (16 overs)
85/2 (21 overs)
Sahibzada Farhan 51 (61)
Faisal Akram 1/19 (5 overs)
Sui Northern Gas Pipelines Limited won by 8 wickets
United Bank Limited Sports Complex, Karachi
Umpires: Imranullah Aslam and Saqib Khan
  • Pakistan Television won the toss and elected to bat.
  • Arif Yaqoob (SNGCP) and Faisal Akram (PTV) both made their first-class debuts.

Round 3

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28–31 December 2023
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170 (59.1 overs)
Umar Amin 48 (97)
Shahnawaz Dahani 6/40 (12 overs)
305/8 (80 overs)
Mubasir Khan 84 (114)
Mohammad Ilyas 4/77 (17 overs)
257 (89.4 overs)
Rameez Aziz 80 (208)
Awais Anwar 3/29 (17.4 overs)
127/4 (46 overs)
Asad Shafiq 47* (71)
Mohammad Abbas 2/32 (17 overs)
Sui Northern Gas Pipelines Limited won by 6 wickets
State Bank of Pakistan Sports Complex, Karachi
Umpires: Rashid Riaz and Nasir Hussain
  • Sui Northern Gas Pipelines Limited won the toss and elected to field.

28–31 December 2023
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319/9 (80 overs)
Saad Nasim 150 (198)
Mohammad Sadaqat 3/72 (16 overs)
128 (36.2 overs)
Taimur Khan 50 (63)
Mohammad Rameez 4/25 (9.2 overs)
219/3 (50.1 overs)
Sharjeel Khan 109 (120)
Mohammad Sadaqat 2/73 (14 overs)
409 (96.4 overs) (f/o)
Taimur Khan 160 (200)
Mohammad Rameez 5/146 (32.4 overs)
Ghani Glass won by 7 wickets
National Stadium, Karachi
Umpires: Aleem Dar and Zulfiqar Jan
  • Pakistan Television won the toss and elected to field.

28–31 December 2023
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411/7 (80 overs)
Abdul Faseeh 153 (171)
Mohammad Azab 3/103 (18 overs)
379/8 (80 overs)
Awaiz Zafar 111 (172)
Arshadullah 4/77 (19 overs)
401/9d (79 overs)
Abdul Faseeh 156 (179)
Adeel Meo 2/35 (6 overs)
313 (73.2 overs)
Saad Khan 68 (111)
Rohan Qadri 4/46 (13.2 overs)
Khan Research Laboratories won by 120 runs
United Bank Limited Sports Complex, Karachi
Umpires: Asif Yaqoob and Faisal Afridi
  • Higher Education Commission won the toss and elected to field.

Round 4

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3–6 January 2024
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281/9 (80 overs)
Imran Rafiq 53 (86)
Arif Yaqoob 4/83 (19 overs)
349/7 (80 overs)
Azhar Ali 140* (206)
Maaz Sadaqat 3/83 (23 overs)
299 (102.2 overs)
Imran Rafiq 78 (160)
Mubasir Khan 4/35 (22.2 overs)
235/2 (54.4 overs)
Kamran Ghulam 101* (124)
Maaz Sadaqat 1/37 (16 overs)
Sui Northern Gas Pipelines Limited won by 8 wickets
National Stadium, Karachi
Umpires: Tariq Rasheed and Imran Jawed
  • Khan Research Laboratories won the toss and elected to bat.
  • Azan Tariq (KRL) made his first-class debut.
  • Azhar Ali scored his 50th century in first-class cricket.[14]

3–6 January 2024
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221 (67.5 overs)
Tayyab Tahir 103 (170)
Wahaj Riaz 4/39 (13 overs)
189 (38.5 overs)
Ghazi Ghouri 66 (77)
Mohammad Rameez 5/60 (11.5 overs)
446/8d (100.3 overs)
Saeed Ali 118 (181)
Waseem Akram 2/83 (23 overs)
317 (67 overs)
Saad Khan 104 (133)
Mohammad Rameez 5/81 (18 overs)
Ghani Glass won by 161 runs
United Bank Limited Sports Complex, Karachi
Umpires: Asif Yaqoob and Zulfiqar Jan
  • Ghani Glass won the toss and elected to bat.
  • Asadullah Hamza, Haris Khan and Wahaj Riaz (HEC) all made their first-class debuts.

3–6 January 2024
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140 (43.1 overs)
Umar Kiyani 32 (58)
Nisar Ahmad 5/30 (9 overs)
222 (66.5 overs)
Rameez Aziz 71 (127)
Akif Javed 4/69 (17 overs)
122 (42.2 overs)
Mohammad Saad 39 (73)
Afaq Afridi 6/38 (12 overs)
43/1 (7.1 overs)
Zain Abbas 18 (16)
Irfanullah Shah 1/16 (3.1 overs)
State Bank of Pakistan won by 9 wickets
State Bank of Pakistan Sports Complex, Karachi
Umpires: Nasir Hussain and Kashif Sohail
  • State Bank of Pakistan won the toss and elected to field.
  • Afaq Afridi (SBP) made his first-class debut.

Round 5

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9–12 January 2024
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328/6 (80 overs)
Ahmed Shehzad 77 (111)
Mubasir Khan 3/67 (19 overs)
292 (73.3 overs)
Abid Ali 147 (183)
Asif Afridi 5/124 (34.3 overs)
330/5d (98 overs)
Umar Akmal 128 (210)
Shehzad Gul 1/33 (13 overs)
222 (95.5 overs)
Asad Shafiq 92* (197)
Khalid Usman 5/64 (26.5 overs)
Water and Power Development Authority won by 144 runs
United Bank Limited Sports Complex, Karachi
Umpires: Aaley Haider and Qaiser Khan
  • Sui Northern Gas Pipelines Limited won the toss and elected to field.
  • Ahmed Khan (SNGCP) and Shehzad Gul (WAPDA) both made their first-class debuts.

9–12 January 2024
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216 (52 overs)
Hasan Mohsin 56 (68)
Asadullah Hamza 4/61 (16 overs)
231/8 (80 overs)
Obaid Shahid 57* (149)
Mohammad Ibtisam 2/52 (18 overs)
421 (102.4 overs)
Waqar Hussain 104 (172)
Aarish Ali Khan 3/118 (34.4 overs)
197 (46.4 overs)
Mohammad Huraira 63 (90)
Jahandad Khan 7/65 (19.4 overs)
Pakistan Television won by 209 runs
State Bank of Pakistan Sports Complex, Karachi
Umpires: Abdul Muqeet and Kashif Sohail
  • Higher Education Commission won the toss and elected to field.
  • Mohammad Ibtisam, Muhammad Shahzad (PTV) and Muneer Khan, Obaid Shahid (HEC) all made their first-class debuts.

9–12 January 2024
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269 (78.3 overs)
Rohail Nazir 66 (110)
Rameez Aziz 3/67 (17 overs)
194 (58.3 overs)
Irfan Khan 91* (124)
Umer Khan 3/41 (21 overs)
169 (58.2 overs)
Maaz Sadaqat 51 (101)
Afaq Afridi 4/31 (15 overs)
248/6 (60 overs)
Irfan Khan 101* (180)
Kashif Ali 3/42 (11 overs)
State Bank of Pakistan won by 4 wickets
National Stadium, Karachi
Umpires: Tariq Rasheed and Aslam Bareach
  • State Bank of Pakistan won the toss and elected to field.

Round 6

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15–18 January 2024
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212 (60.1 overs)
Ayaz Tasawwar 81 (115)
Shoaib Akhtar 5/71 (24.1 overs)
60 (25.5 overs)
Mohsin Riaz 18 (33)
Ali Shafique 7/14 (10.5 overs)
366/4d (70.1 overs)
Muhammad Akhlaq 202* (199)
Tayyab Tahir 1/39 (7 overs)
224 (57.1 overs)
Saeed Ali 60 (58)
Asif Afridi 5/55 (20 overs)
Water and Power Development Authority won by 294 runs
State Bank of Pakistan Sports Complex, Karachi
Umpires: Shozab Raza and Qaiser Khan
  • Ghani Glass won the toss and elected to field.

15–18 January 2024
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360/8 (80 overs)
Mohammad Suleman 101 (200)
Ahmed Bashir 3/103 (21 overs)
271 (71.1 overs)
Imran Rafiq 79 (138)
Mohammad Ibtisam 4/68 (15 overs)
336/7d (76.1 overs)
Mohammad Suleman 133* (182)
Maaz Sadaqat 5/80 (21 overs)
270 (61.1 overs)
Abdul Faseeh 103 (142)
Faisal Akram 4/87 (18.1 overs)
Pakistan Television won by 155 runs
United Bank Limited Sports Complex, Karachi
Umpires: Imtiaz Iqbal and Abdul Muqeet
  • Pakistan Television won the toss and elected to bat.

15–18 January 2024
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95 (38.4 overs)
Mohammad Junaid 27* (55)
Salman Ali Agha 5/39 (14 overs)
307/5 (80 overs)
Umar Amin 158 (224)
Mohammad Junaid 3/127 (32 overs)
235 (73.4 overs)
Saad Khan 88 (163)
Kashif Bhatti 3/28 (18.4 overs)
24/0 (15.3 overs)
Mohammad Mohsin 14* (18)
State Bank of Pakistan won by 10 wickets
National Stadium, Karachi
Umpires: Mohammad Asif and Aslam Bareach
  • Higher Education Commission won the toss and elected to bat.
  • Haider Abbas, Hasan Liaquat and Syed Tayyab Hussain (HEC) all made their first-class debuts.

Round 7

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21–24 January 2024
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279 (77.4 overs)
Saud Shakeel 102 (154)
Waseem Akram 4/50 (21.4 overs)
257 (72 overs)
Saad Khan 91 (115)
Mir Hamza 4/53 (21 overs)
351/5d (78 overs)
Kamran Ghulam 104 (140)
Asif Ali 2/79 (21 overs)
264 (76.1 overs)
Saad Khan 65 (149)
Shahnawaz Dahani 5/54 (15 overs)
Sui Northern Gas Pipelines Limited won by 109 runs
State Bank of Pakistan Sports Complex, Karachi
Umpires: Shozab Raza and Waleed Yaqub
  • Higher Education Commission won the toss and elected to field.
  • Asif Ali, Sohaib Sultan and Umar Lohya (HEC) all made their first-class debuts.
  • Kamran Ghulam scored his 15th century in first-class cricket.[15]

21–24 January 2024
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278 (70.4 overs)
Umar Amin 69 (72)
Mohammad Rameez 4/122 (25.4 overs)
282/9 (80 overs)
Saad Nasim 53 (67)
Kashif Bhatti 5/99 (33 overs)
179 (43.3 overs)
Umar Amin 104 (125)
Mohammad Rameez 6/59 (14.3 overs)
179/8 (49.1 overs)
Saeed Ali 40 (67)
Afaq Afridi 3/19 (12 overs)
Ghani Glass won by 2 wickets
United Bank Limited Sports Complex, Karachi
Umpires: Mohammad Sajid and Imran Jawed
  • Ghani Glass won the toss and elected to field.
  • Ghulam Haider (GHG) made his first-class debut.
  • Umar Amin scored his 30th century in first-class cricket.[16]

21–24 January 2024
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146 (39.4 overs)
Uzair Mumtaz 46 (73)
Asif Afridi 5/67 (18.4 overs)
124 (34.1 overs)
Ahmed Shehzad 30 (57)
Faisal Akram 7/47 (11.1 overs)
202 (57 overs)
Muhammad Shahzad 53 (84)
Asif Afridi 4/87 (28 overs)
227/7 (41 overs)
Muhammad Akhlaq 100 (97)
Mohammad Junaid 3/82 (16 overs)
Water and Power Development Authority won by 3 wickets
National Stadium, Karachi
Umpires: Muhammad Asif and Imtiaz Iqbal
  • Pakistan Television won the toss and elected to bat first.
  • Mohammad Arif (WAPDA) made his first-class debut.

Final

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9–13 February 2024
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479/7 (80 overs)
Sahibzada Farhan 161 (206)
Tahir Hussain 2/78 (12 overs)
140 (34.4 overs)
Iftikhar Ahmed 52 (59)
Shahnawaz Dahani 7/42 (12.4 overs)
346/8d (82 overs)
Bilawal Bhatti 101 (114)
Asif Afridi 5/149 (35 overs)
166 (32 overs)
Ayaz Tasawwar 51 (30)
Mir Hamza 3/50 (9 overs)
Sui Northern Gas Pipelines Limited won by 519 runs
Rawalpindi Cricket Stadium, Rawalpindi
Umpires: Mohammad Sajid and Waleed Yaqub
Player of the match: Sahibzada Farhan and Shahnawaz Dahani (Sui Northern Gas Pipelines Limited)
  • Water and Power Development Authority won the toss and elected to field.

Awards and statistics

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Most runs

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Player Team Runs
Abdul Faseeh Khan Research Laboratories 637
Saad Nasim Ghani Glass 595
Abid Ali Sui Northern Gas Pipelines Limited 570
Umar Amin State Bank of Pakistan 547
Saad Khan Higher Education Commission 529

Most wickets

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Player Team Wickets
Mohammad Rameez Ghani Glass 42
Asif Afridi Water and Power Development Authority 37
Shahnawaz Dahani Sui Northern Gas Pipelines Limited 25
Shoaib Akhtar Ghani Glass 23
Faisal Akram Pakistan Television 20

End of season awards

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Name Team Award Prize
Abdul Faseeh Khan Research Laboratories Player of the Tournament Rs. 100,000 (US$350)
Mohammad Rameez Ghani Glass
Abdul Faseeh Khan Research Laboratories Batsman of the tournament Rs. 100,000 (US$350)
Mohammad Rameez Ghani Glass Bowler of the tournament Rs. 100,000 (US$350)
Shahbaz Javed Ghani Glass Wicket-keeper of the tournament Rs. 100,000 (US$350)

References

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